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|Mint=Taxila | |Mint=Taxila | ||
|Ancient region=Gandhara | |Ancient region=Gandhara | ||
|Authority=Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 58-12 BC); Indo- | |Authority=Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 58-12 BC); Gandhara (Indo-Greek Kingdom) | ||
|Date from=58 BCE | |Date from=58 BCE | ||
|Date to=12 BCE | |Date to=12 BCE | ||
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|Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 268, type 449 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 359, pl. 66, série 10 ; HGC 12, n° 457 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 268, type 449 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 359, pl. 66, série 10 ; HGC 12, n° 457 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.hippostratus.10 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.hippostratus.10 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
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58 BCE - 12 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)
Images
Overstruck variety
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Hippostratos_Zeus-horse.jpeg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1859-3-01.82 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Brereton collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ (Greek) Poseidon facing, one foot on divinity (river god), holding trident | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great) (Kharoshthi) Yakshi facing, holding sceptre. Inbackground, vines. In left field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Taxila | Ancient regionAncient region. | Gandhara | Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Azes I of Gandhara (Indo-Scythian ruler, c. 58-12 BC), Gandhara (Indo-Greek Kingdom) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 58 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 12 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.5211.52 g <br />11,520 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A | |
StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Bopearachchi 1989, p. 77, n° 23, pl. VI, Bopearachchi 2008, p. 261, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1859-0301-82 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 492, type 740, Senior 20012Senior 2001, vol. 2, p. 31-32, n° 77, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 674 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΩΣ ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ (Greek) Zeus-Mithra, seated facing on throne, aureole around head, outstretched right arm (visible on obverse: head of Zeus, legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Mahārājasa tratarasa Hipustratasa (of the Great King Hippostratos the Savior) (Kharoshthi) Horse standing left, surrounded by bead and reel border. Monogram to left. (nothing visible on reverse) |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Taxila | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Gandhara | Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Hippostratus of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 65-55 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 65 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 55 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denomination A | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Indian (Hoover) |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 268, type 449, Bopearachchi 19914Bopearachchi 1991, p. 359, pl. 66, série 10, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 457 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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